Globally, Yuan (Yuan 
, 元 , Йуан 
, along with others...) is a widespread gender-neutral given name. The first name Yuan is characteristic of Eastern Asia, particularly Macao, where it is quite a common gender-neutral name, China, where it is quite a rare epicene name, and Hong Kong. Measured by absolute frequency, this name is the most popular in China, Indonesia, and Taiwan. More prevalently, Yuan is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Yuan | Indonesia, China, Malaysia, Taiwan, United States |
| 元 | China |
| Йуан | Russia |
| หยวน | Thailand |
| Юан | Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, Russia, Ukraine |
| ユアン | Japan |
| יואן | Israel |
| Юань | Kazakhstan, Armenia, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine |
| يوان | Iran |
Yuan is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Zou Yuan , the Water Margin character and Feng Yuan , the Dream of the Red Chamber character.
| yuan ang Han dynasty politician (d. 148 BCE) (b. 250) |
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| du yuan (b. 327) |
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| mou yuan Tang dynasty person CBDB = 138752 (b. 564) |
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| mou yuan Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139702 (b. 577) |
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| yuan xiang Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139287 (b. 585) |
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| yuan xiang Tang dynasty person CBDB = 139517 (b. 602) |
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| yuan wen Song dynasty person CBDB = 10259 (b. 1119) |
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| wen yuan (b. 1119) |
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| yuan sen Song dynasty person CBDB = 45118 (b. 1234) |
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| yuan fang Ming dynasty person CBDB = 129646 (b. 1425) |
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| yuan feng Ming dynasty person CBDB = 199793 (b. 1435) |
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| yuan dao politician (b. 1438) |
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| wei yuan (1508-1565) (b. 1508) |
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| liu yuan person, CBDB ID = 438282 (b. 1744) |
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| shen yuan Chinese artist (b. 1800) |
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